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General Category => Fabrication => Topic started by: jeremy_nash on November 30, 2011, 11:28:45 PM

Title: flange question
Post by: jeremy_nash on November 30, 2011, 11:28:45 PM

Would this metal be ok to make my flanges from?  I don't wanna end up with the shit powdering on me.


http://www.onlinemetals.com/merchant.cfm?pid=10062&step=4&showunits=inches&id=802&top_cat=849 (http://www.onlinemetals.com/merchant.cfm?pid=10062&step=4&showunits=inches&id=802&top_cat=849)

Title: Re: flange question
Post by: jeremy_nash on November 30, 2011, 11:49:04 PM

or does anybody have any 3/8" plate?  need 3" x 16"

Title: Re: flange question
Post by: ratcityrex on December 01, 2011, 12:04:47 AM

R u looking for a exhaust manifold flange? What head flange?

Title: Re: flange question
Post by: jeremy_nash on December 01, 2011, 12:12:40 AM

I'm just wanting the metal to make my own, as I cant find any for my engine.  suzuki g10 3 cylinder.

plus I'm cheap as fuck!  :Jew:

Title: Re: flange question
Post by: ratcityrex on December 01, 2011, 12:27:50 AM

Quote from: jeremy_nash on December 01, 2011, 12:12:40 AM

I'm just wanting the metal to make my own, as I cant find any for my engine.  suzuki g10 3 cylinder.

plus I'm cheap as fuck!  :Jew:

Hit up weir and see what he's got, or can make

Title: Re: flange question
Post by: jeremy_nash on December 01, 2011, 12:31:15 AM

I just wanna do it myself, will that metal I posted be worth a shit?

Title: Re: flange question
Post by: ratcityrex on December 01, 2011, 12:38:45 AM

Fuck if I know

Title: Re: flange question
Post by: 92CXyD on December 01, 2011, 12:55:42 AM

If it is 1/2 steel, then yeah it will work.  :noel:

Title: Re: flange question
Post by: DasPoop on December 01, 2011, 01:15:52 AM

no one on teamswift makes flanges? wasnt there that company out of canada or some shit? i thought turbo geos were cool at one time till i realized the 3cyl whp record is like 200

Title: Re: flange question
Post by: mandrel-bends on December 01, 2011, 01:21:32 AM

Just go by your local steel yard and ask to go through their plate and flat bar drops. Piece big enough to make a header flange will cost you maybe 10 bucks in 1/2 inch steel plate.

Title: Re: flange question
Post by: jeremy_nash on December 01, 2011, 04:55:56 PM

Quote from: mandrel-bends on December 01, 2011, 01:21:32 AM

Just go by your local steel yard and ask to go through their plate and flat bar drops. Piece big enough to make a header flange will cost you maybe 10 bucks in 1/2 inch steel plate.

Sound advice! 
all my local yards were a bunch of douchebags! finally ended up with some though